Nationalist Myths and Modern Media: Cultural Identity in the Age of Globalisation

by Jan Herman Brinks

Does patriotic pride inevitably develop into nationalistic aggression? Is this exacerbated by the global outreach of the media? And what is the relationship between mainstream politics and increasingly vocal anti-immigrant and far-right groups? This book tackles these thorny questions, from Europe, the US and post-Soviet Russia, to probe the overlaps between national and racial pride, propaganda, political power and the press. Its findings explore...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780760299
• ISBN13: 9781780760292
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.4" x 8.3"